by Monique | Sep 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
When a person passes away and they owe more money than they have, Florida law controls which creditors get paid first. Each creditor is ranked by class, and creditors of the highest class are paid in full before lower subsequent creditor classes. This procedure...
by Monique | Aug 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
by Monique | May 28, 2019 | Estate Planning, Estate Planning for Parents, Transferring Wealth to the Next Generation
When clients want to leave their assets to minor beneficiaries, we almost always will recommend that the assets are left “in trust” as opposed to devising the assets directly to the minor children. In Florida, assets left directly to beneficiaries will often need to...
by Monique | Apr 28, 2019 | Firm News
Lavender Greenberg PLLC is proud to announce that Shareholder Monique Lavender Greenberg has been selected to the 2019 Florida Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to...
by Monique | Apr 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Probate is the court-supervised process for identifying and gathering the decedent’s assets; paying taxes, claims and expenses; and distributing assets to beneficiaries. The Florida Probate Code is found in Chapters 731 through 735 of the Florida Statutes.
